Cayo Coco Cuba 2018

Tico Wind - Costa Rica

Friends and Family	Las Brisas, Huatulco	Lou's Brothers
Costa Rica	Cuba	Ted's best photos

Friends
Tico Wind is one of the most reliable sailing spots in the world, with wind almost every day from November to March. It is located in Costa Rica near the town of Tilarán on the edge of Lake Arenal. The opposite end of the lake from the famous volcano. it is a beautiful spot, but windy almost every day. We say in Alberta that if you don't like the weather, wait fifteen minutes. At Tico Wind, it is more like five minutes. I have seen rainstorms on one end of our small beach that never hit the other, and have been out sailing in pouring rain that never got to shore. It is a great place to sail, and there are many folks who have gone there year after year for 20 or more years, some staying for three or four months at a time. This year, I went with my friend Gerry, and we spent three weeks.	Gerry
Lans, Norm, Dave, and Scotty	We rented rooms from an American friend Tom who went to Costa Rica 30 years ago, married a local girl, and never left. This year, we sailed almost every day that we were there. We met many old friends and a few new ones. It is a unique place with sailors from all over the world. It was not uncommon at lunch time to have people from Canada, Germany, Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela, Spain, Russia, and the U.S. We were all there to sail. We all got along famously, and we all enjoyed each other's company.
Peter and Cristl, who own and run Tico Wind are wonderful hosts. They provide a hot lunch every day which is just excellent, and considering it is made in the middle of the jungle with no power, it is amazing! We made many friends. I enjoyed taking photos and sharing them with everyone. Windsurfers and Kiters love to have photos of themselves, and it is always a great ice breaker. "Have a look at this, I happened to get a few shots of you yesterday..." It was a great trip. I was very sad to leave, but also happy to get home! You can see more of my photos here on my Flickr Site.	Me - my one day of kiting!
Crystl's niece, Sabrine	Sebastian - always ready to help!
Lans - heading out kiting	Gille
Christl	Scotty and friend!
Cristl and the lunch ladies	Ginny
Danny (2) Helping with our gear!	Waiting through the afternoon lull!

Sailing - Kitesurfing
Ted Sailing	Gerry
Danny - working on his kiti foiling technique!	Danny - nailing a trick move!
Scotty	Sailing past the volcano
Christl	Christl
Gerry	Stephan - Flying High!

The Scenery

The Critters
Baby Boa Constrictor	Boa
A wasp dragging a taratula home for supper!	Not sure what it was, but it was over an inch long!
Squirrel busy eating a cocunut at the top of a tree right above us.	Hungry squirrel
Leafhopper - Cicada	Friendly Parrot


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